CHINA

Both China and Vietnam are sending cruise ships of tourists to the disputed South China Sea waters in a bid to solidify sovereignty over the area.

The U.S. is still hammering out a strategy to combat ISIS, President Barack Obama said during a news conference Monday from the G-7 summit in Germany.

MERS is a viral respiratory illness spread through close contact with infected patients, usually through coughing or sneezing.

Singapore and Malaysia's Sabah state on Monday observed a day of remembrance for those killed in the quake that hit Mount Kinabalu early Friday.

China's trade grew 3.4 percent in 2014, missing the government's growth target of 7.5 percent by more than half.

China's military said on Sunday it must be governed by the ruling Communist Party and not succumb to "liberal" voices who wish to challenge the party's control.

MERS has claimed five lives in the country, where 64 people have been diagnosed with the disease.

Sunday marks seven days since the Eastern Star went down, and according to Chinese tradition this a key date on which to mourn the dead.

China is helping fund and build a railway connecting Hungary and Serbia.

Apple's mobile payment system expansion is expected to be announced on Monday during its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

The "Roast and Ride" event in Iowa brought together Republican candidates and an ad on the disappearing messaging app Snapchat.

The Islamic fundamentalist group seized the same territory last year, but quickly relinquished it because of a government-led counterattack.

The transportation of live animals in China must be approved by the country's transportation and quarantine authorities.

Taiwan's coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as the island boosts defenses amid concerns about China's growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea.

The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 396 on Saturday, leaving fewer than 50 still missing.

China criticized the United States on Friday for "unprovoked accusations" in calling on Beijing to account for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Scores for students from several international schools in China have been withheld pending investigation, raising concerns about the security of the SAT testing process.

The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized in the Yangtze River reached 331 Saturday, leaving around 100 still missing, as the boat operator apologized and said it would cooperate with investigations.

Michael Chertoff, who served under George W. Bush, fears the data could be used to blackmail government workers with access to state secrets.

Russia plans to integrate thousands of the new Armata T-14 tanks into its armed forces starting in 2020, according to reports.

Chinese officials admit there is no hope for any survivors of the capsized cruise ship in the Yangtze River.